About the Role
As a Licensed Vocational Nurse you will impact the lives of residents through providing ongoing professional health care.

What You'll Do
As a member of our team you will have an impact on our clients through accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence to individual service plans and administer prescribed treatments.
• Conduct meaningful rounds with residents and record visits on charts.
• Administer injections, perform in-house testing procedures, and record vital signs.
• Document acute episodes or significant changes in resident status.
• Supervise and assign duties to nurse aides, monitor their work, and assist in carrying out the activities program.
• Collaborate with the Activity Director, DON, and nurse aides for optimal resident care.
• Communicate with physicians and follow through with orders. Handle medication preparation, administration, and documentation.
• Monitor condition of medication room, cart, and refrigerator.
• Chart accurately and in accordance with facility policy and state guidelines.

What You'll Bring to the Team
To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

• Basic understanding of specialized knowledge acquired through high school education and college/vocational school.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current Texas licensure as an LVN.
• Familiarity with medical diagnoses, procedures, and treatment patterns.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Professional commitment to Christian principles aligned with our mission.
• Experience in in-service instruction of nursing personnel.
• Knowledge of OSHA standards and universal precautions.

Job Perks
At Buckner one of the ways we show value to our team members is by offering the following perks:

• Medical and Dental benefits for employees and their eligible dependents;
• Life insurance;
• Short Term and Long Term Disability benefits;
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Savings Plan
• The 5Star Fun Benefit: encourages employees to spread good cheer to their co-workers and others, creating a happy, healthy environment for all!

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.